Airborne particle dispersion around the feet of surgical staff while walking in and out of a bio-clean operating theatre
S. Sunagawa^*, H. Koseki, C. Noguchi, A. Yonekura, U. Matsumura, K. Watanabe, M. Osaki
^*Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 318-324

Characteristics and transmission dynamics of COVID-19 in healthcare workers at a London teaching hospital
C. Zheng^*, N. Hafezi-Bakhtiari, V. Cooper, H. Davidson, M. Habibi, P. Riley, A. Breathnach
^*St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 325-329

Catheter-associated bloodstream infections in adults with cancer: a prospective randomized controlled trial
P. Mollee^*, S. Okano, E. Abro, D. Looke, G. Kennedy, J. Harper, J. Clouston, R. Van Kuilenburg, A. Geary, W. Joubert, M. Eastgate, M. Jones
^*School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Australia
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 335-342

Impact of an infection control service in a university psychiatric hospital: significantly lowering healthcare-associated infections during 18 years of surveillance
A.C. Büchler^*, R. Sommerstein, M. Dangel, S. Tschudin-Sutter, M. Vogel, A.F. Widmer
^*University Hospital of Basel, Switzerland
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 343-347

Performance characteristics and optimal cut-off value of triple adenylate nucleotides test versus adenosine triphosphate test as point-of-care testing for predicting inadequacy of duodenoscope reprocessing
W. Ridtitid^*, P. Pakvisal, T. Chatsuwan, S.J. Kerr, P. Piyachaturawat, T. Luangsukrerk, P. Kongkam, R. Rerknimitr
^*Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thailand
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 348-356

SARS-CoV-2 infection among healthcare workers in a hospital in Madrid, Spain
I. Suárez-García^*, M.J. Martínez de Aramayona López, A. Sáez Vicente, P. Lobo Abascal
^*Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Spain
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 357-363

Impact of an evidence-based intervention on urinary catheter utilization, associated process indicators, and infectious and non-infectious outcomes
A.Schweiger^*, S.P. Kuster, J. Maag, S. Züllig, S. Bertschy, E. Bortolin, G. John, H. Sax, A. Limacher, A. Atkinson, D. Schwappach, J. Marschall
^*National Centre for Infection Control, Switzerland
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 364-371

Nosocomial COVID-19 infection: examining the risk of mortality. The COPE-Nosocomial Study (COVID in Older PEople)
B. Carter^*, J.T. Collins, F. Barlow-Pay, F. Rickard, E. Bruce, A. Verduri, T.J. Quinn, E. Mitchell, A. Price, A. Vilches-Moraga, M.J. Stechman, R. Short, A. Einarsson, P. Braude, S. Moug, P.K. Myint, J. Hewitt, L. Pearce, K. McCarthy, on behalf of the COPE Study Collaborators
^*King’s College London, UK
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 376-384

Is there a risk for bacterial transmission from surgical marker pens?
P. Brinskelle^*, E. Koenig, G. Sendlhofer, K.A. Baumhackl, R. Winter, I. Sawetz, L.P. Kamolz, I. Steinmetz, H. Friedl, D.B. Lumenta
^*Medical University of Graz, Austria
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 254-257

Staphylococcus aureus nasal decolonization before cardiac and orthopaedic surgeries: first descriptive survey in France
C. Ong^*, J-C. Lucet, C. Bourigault, G. Birgand, S. Aho, D. Lepelletier
^*Nantes University Hospital, France
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 332-334